Oye Mi Gente: Las múltiples crisis de las comunidades latinas en EEUU
Por Tim Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Presentación en el foro virtual, “Oye Mi Gente: Foro Público de la Comunidad Latina de la Campaña de la Gente […]
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Solidarity over Sanctions: Cuba deploys international medical brigades to fight pandemic
As the Cubans extend foreign medical aid while also combating the spread of COVID-19 domestically, many are calling for the lifting of sanctions in the name of global solidarity. By […]
U.S. sanctions deadly in Iran, Venezuela
By Melanie Calderon Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) With the novel coronavirus infecting more than 4 million people around the world as of this writing, the U.S.-Iranian brinkmanship […]
May Day in times of pandemic, automation
by Tim W. Shenk, CUSLAR Coordinator What does it mean to honor the legacy of organized workers around the world in a time of pandemic and automation? When I lived […]
Community and unity On being welcomed into a Dominican home
by Evelyn Liu I open my eyes to the sound of a too-slow moving fan and the sticky feeling of dried sweat on my cheeks. The screen of my phone […]
Eliminating gender-based violence in DR
by Noemi Plaza-Sánchez Every time I think I have nothing left to gain from Calle General Sucre, I am proven wrong. This is the third time I have come to […]
Global health: Springboard to a career
by Vanessa Rivera As a Cornell Global Health minor, I was eager to study the social aspects of human biology and medicine. I spoke of my desire to “help others” […]
Global health in DR: Service-learning as relationship building
Reflections on CUSLAR-Cornell health exchange with students from Dominican Republic by Julia Smith For ten days in October, CUSLAR and the Cornell Global Health program welcomed 12 Dominican university students […]
CUSLAR, Global Health and ANDA: Service-Learning in the Dominican Republic
Presentation at Cornell University Latin American Studies Conference February 19, 2016 Tim Shenk, Julia Smith ’16, Michelle Valentin ’16, Anshu Gaur ’17. Tim Shenk Good afternoon. Julia, Michelle, Anshu and I […]
Global health exchange attracts press at Cornell, in Dominican Republic
The Cornell University Global Health Program and the Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) recently hosted 11 students and their professor from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in the […]
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